A Bike, A Bison & 16.5 Miles

This weekend was jam packed with endurance. The plan for Saturday was to meet Kenny and Paul at the West Common roundabout, however only Kenny showed as Paul was saving himself for today's (Sunday's) grand finale.

So we set off down towards Redbourne before finally heading to Whipsnade and Dunstable whilst taking in Berkamstead, Ashridge, 6 Deer and some wallabies. Despite seeing the wallabies when we reached the top of Bison hill (which had been deemed impossible by some), I was safe in the knowledge that we hadn't climbed up to Australia as Kenny reassuringly pointed out that we were by the fence of the zoo. Averaging around 20 miles for the duration, we then headed back home (Kenny to Harpenden and me to Hatfield), meaning I completed exactly 50 miles in 186 mins.

So Sunday came only to soon and Simon and I had planned a twenty-one mile 7-7:15 run either in Hatfield or Harpenden. Harpenden was the choice and off we set with Niall, Kenny, Paul and newbie John, before taking a lead along the St. Albans Road and heading towards Fishpond Lane, around the park and back towards Wheathampstead. After going through many fields and slipping in speed, we mutually decided to cut the run short and stay fresh at the end. So we arrived back at Niall's house a little after 9:15am, having completed 16.5 miles.

Check out the stats here: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/16574655

So the afternoon consisted of work, Curb Your Enthusiasm and ironing, before heading to Fitness First for some x-training, an interval spin and then abs. Off to nan's for dinner then home to bed as an early start tomorrow.